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<br />In bl' (;(lmp"~cd "I' IhTel.' l'llmIl11~~llmcr~ from eJ..:h
<br />of the S!Jh',. whl<.:h commh,inllcn ;Hl.' to be Jp-
<br />pUBliCO l:>~ theH gO\CrnU1S The ..:ompJd pro\H.I...,
<br />thaI two ,II the ml'm~r~ \If l.'Jdl ,!;lIC ddt'g;ilh1ll
<br />IllUq resld<' III Ih.. -\rkansot<, B;l~l!l uf theu ,laIC
<br />Jnt! IhJllhl.' thud n1<'m!\er oll.'a..:h Jcle~aliUll must
<br />hI;" the ,1.111.' \)llldJl \\ ho is re'pothJbll.' In! JJrnllll';'
<br />leullg the ....;!ler bw, lIf 111\ \IJle Tht' .;omp~h'l n'.
<br />qucsh thJI the l'u::,iJ<'flI .1[ Ihe t:l1lleJ SlJI,"
<br />de'l~ILJll.' J fi.'rH~\el1l.!ll\., lp Ihe C"1ll1llhMt>n 10
<br />feprrs<'111 the lnileJ Sf;!.!!.'S. v.hl\:h 'cprt'\CnIJlilc.
<br />wll!lollt n'IC. [, lU b(' rh.' presiJlllg uffl.,'[ "r the
<br />l"l11mi"lUll.:'
<br />lhe ("'illl11[,\j\lf\ l'i crnpu\\.l.'reJ [" ell1rl,,~ per.
<br />'tHin,,], '" .'!lll,'r IllI') (llllt!;!,". hI l'slabh,h JIlO
<br />1l1Jl!lL.llll In uffl\:e ror the (ondu.,;[ 01 Ih at't'alr~;
<br />[0 aJppl fUle~ and 'egula[lllll~ g'lWrIllllg lh ll~ra'
<br />IWl!; II' devdup rrlndpl1.'~ 101 Ihe slOri:lge Jud
<br />le1eJ~l' III wJler fwm JlI federal (ap.l..:111c~ ,.(
<br />fo.'d1.'ral reSo.'r\'llll~, 10 penn;1 either ~ta'e. wnh [he
<br />";Ol1xllt 01 Ihl' proper \lrerJlmg Jg...nl'~. III llIl.
<br />p<lund walcr for sub'>(.'qu"'lll r...lease auJ u~... I..r
<br />.I11~ pUrpuse appflned b~ Ihe (OIllmlssl<lIl. [u hulu
<br />hl'anllj!' and [Jk..' h:"lIm<my and rel'CI\'C l'\idClkl':
<br />Jnd. [ll plln[ llr olhl'!WISl' l...proJll":c and Jl~lrlbu[e
<br />all ,,{ its pnJ..:l'l'dlllj!S allli 'erOrl~""
<br />TIle l'I)Il1PJ..:! rebles to [hal po[\ton 01 [hc
<br />wa[l'rl of Ihe "',,kall<,Js Rl\'...r Jnd liS IrlbU[Jlll"
<br />ollp.lI\Jlml,! III Ih... drainage hJsin 01 [h... ..\rk.llls;15
<br />Rt\CI tWill J pOint imm...diJlcly b...lo.... the ':UII'
<br />l1u1.'nl'l' 01 [he .\rkallSJs and Lillie .\rkJnSJSII\eIS
<br />III [he n":lntt~ 01 \\'I..:hlla. Kall\.a,.tl) J P')lIllllllllll"
<br />U1Jlo.'h hdow [he (Imll11o.'n..:e 01 [he ..\lkan\.al Rllt'r
<br />wllh IhcGrand.)'..;eoLhu RIH>r near ,\lu<;k\~ee, Ok.la.
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<br />huma - TIle ..:amp:H:1 appolllon<; the wale, mI"
<br />plt,'s '11' Ihe Atk:ms..ts I{IH.' and Ih lrlbu[aries b....
<br />rw-een Iht" st.ltes of Kamas and Oklahoma b)
<br />"'slabli!ohin~ lhe maximum 101.11 allowah1e conser.
<br />va[lOn q\'ra~e Ihat IS tn he rermitlcu in sltu..:!urrs
<br />III eJ(h ut" Ih... suh.basm~ of Ih... ,\rLlIlsJs Its~1n III
<br />KJIISas..10 The \:llllSltU..:IJOn uf addlllunal ..:onser.
<br />\'a[lIJ1l )lo'a~e In Oklahoma III ('x..:r55 ot lht' labu.
<br />laud ICJhJ amllUnlS WIll mnrase th\' (l\'rml5slble
<br />maximum ct>nS...r\'Jllnn SIl'tJgl' III Ihe sam.. sub-
<br />baslll III KJnsa~ h~ all ...qllJI Jmount uf ne.... ..:on-
<br />Sl:r\Jtlon <,rotagr II
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<br />Sa. Big Blue River Compact (Kansas-Nebraska)
<br />(K.S.A. 82a-529, 1973 Supp,)
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<br />The major purpvs.es of this compact aH' 10 prnmote
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<br />n"~n. I.~"" 1<,I66,Sp..c. S..",..Ch I", -\r1 \. \
<br />:Ii"an L~w, l<,Ill6,Sp..' S..n,l"h 16,.-\rI Xl.
<br />Njo,;.an, L~",,,, 1<l66,Sr"', S~..Cb ". ",rI, ". v. D,l'. t
<br />JOI\An. La"'.. 1<I(J{,.Sr'" S.......Ch. II>,.-\rl. V
<br />ll""n. L.",'!; l<,16ll,Sr'" Sn...("h. ". '" V
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<br />intt'rst<lt~ COtnlly bt-tween K.ms.as and ~ebraska, 10
<br />arhit"\"t. an t'qwtable t1pportionmt'n1 of ....aters of tht' OiR
<br />BIUt' Rj\"{., B<l~in and pltlmole orderly dt:\.t'lopmelll of
<br />the aft'il. and [I) en..:OUI7lRl' the continuation of pollution
<br />abatl'rnt'nL
<br />Tht" compact CTt'ale~ the I\ansas-~('bril~k;! BiR B1ut'
<br />River Com~,1 ..\dmirustriltion consistinlZ of ont' t'x-
<br />officio and ont' ad\isory m\'mber from tilrh ~tale. and
<br />(lilt.' kd.:'rill nl/:'rnht.., appulfltt'd b~. the President if he
<br />rhoo;;\'~ to appoint a mt.mh<-r
<br />Tht' cnmpa.:t admmi~tration ha~ thl' po.....er to adopt
<br />ru!(>;; and re)..'l.llatioll!< !O .dfr)' out the Pulpfl-<eS of [m-
<br />wmp.Kt. The admini~tT<ltirm also has rt'~pollslbility for
<br />makinJ: an annual report and r~.\i\"w uf ;I\"ti\iti\'s rt'lat-
<br />1I1~ t..) the fompad. Tht. ~'(Jmp.l\-t aIM) establisht'<; an
<br />apportltlllmt'n[ uf wakr b('l\n'en Kansas and !\e.
<br />braska.
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<br />6. Basic Water law Doctrine In Kansas
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<br />KansJs 1\ ba~l~'Jll~ <.t Cahform<.t D'>.:l rille slale\2
<br />,-\, lelle..:[cd by cady KJn~J\ Suprcmc COlin Uplll'
<br />10m. KJllsa\ cmhr:Keu lirallan dlldrlllc ';on~epb
<br />Wllh It'~Pl''':[ to ~11,faL.C ""Jll'r,OUrsc\ ;lud. un J
<br />number ,..1' ("-..:a,lon,, i[ SUJ!1:l"S!ed thaI ..:.'mmun
<br />la.... plllKlples welt' applt.:able III gf\\unJ walrr B
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<br />n'lh~ It'rm "('3Ioform3 DO"lnn~' "u,~.l h' inJ'e31~ lh~ l>i<'nJ.
<br />ing "r "pari~n and ~N'I"l'''~lI"n I'linelJ'I.., 3' J"lln~ui'h~d
<br />If''nllhc r"m "("ol",ad" n..,.lJ,"....."'h'..h" u,~J loinJi,..I..
<br />,lJ'rr<'J'"aho" l'nlKlplc' unaaoml'am~d "I Tll'alian ""'''''I'h.
<br />.Hln ~1~1.. of I\,,,,,a'. ~o rd. l'ck""",' lh. "'an'~' Slal~
<br />li"arJ..t '\~"eUll u,~, 1 ~ ~ I\an liO.l, I -'<I I'.:J b41.. r 1'1..41, lh.
<br />Surl"mc COUll "t 1'1:.'''3' 'lal~d IIlal '" I dJhul \ flrun,.
<br />mil. ..,. K3n. 1:7, l ~O fl...- ~.... (I'll $1, Ih~ ('!lUl! h.'" ""~n
<br />~,~..J rn aJ"J'1 Ih.. "',"'l"n.. uf Ih.. ",..'(e,n "alc' '''''';~rning
<br />""~.lI<lO. -I.n ~'"m,n"I"'n of Ih~ I .IJhur "J'lO.Iln. h..",...,..,.
<br />'e,.."I. Ih31 lh.. malO ""~"I<'n '" lh.. 'i1-'~ ""'e..",..d ",h."h"l
<br />~" il"~all"n Jilek and Ilgkh-of''I'IH' f"l If"~all"n .111.1.....
<br />W..I~ In,'''mk..n~.., on I'wI""rlY ,"\"h,..ll In a '''nlta.t f",
<br />lk~ .."h.an~~ "t lanJ, In Ik.. 1.c1dh,,1 ca'... dl \Ill I\dn, 1"8.
<br />I ~o he. "SO. Ih~ .."1I1l "'T"IC ......h'Ih..1. hllW~'-"I. lk..I",.1
<br />,'""o.I,1i<>n, h3'" call..d ror Ih.. 'J'~I"I.I ..ocr.,.... "I 1"jI."I.Ii<,,,.
<br />.' in Iddh<> ",h~,.. t-) an, or C"n@:'.....' .nJ ".I~ ,IAIlII.., .
<br />compr.h..n'... .rrljl...l'un ') "~m h.u h~~n ..".hh;.h.d. an'"
<br />J'ul>h.. l..eOld, ..t mal". ngh", ~a\~m~n". dUeh...., '.r.... p,'J
<br />I~""n, lh"lcl<> 31~ rl..,~"..d, lh~ lul.." thaI ""gAllnn In.k....
<br />..... nol an ,"cumt>nn"~" lh~ (null 'h..n ,."...1 Ir..hm ,
<br />lhllma-'. ~.. 1\,,,.. ~O, 11 J P:,,- JOb (1<1111, ..hKh "",.I\."J
<br />a f..,,,.. "'lahhsh~d un. f1'~' ") b'll and malntam,J ~r I'ublll
<br />~Op"'"'' lJl open ll~'" "f ~ rUHh4''''. whtdl "",.. .hu In
<br />,.o>l...d a h"IJJll~ lhal ,,,,h ~ Inh' ",.n nol an .n'um!-I.n"..
<br />Ihal "'<>uIJ,.""'IHuh',, hI"'''' Ilf"'"".nl' in th.. 'al..<>fland
<br />"ron ",hid, Ih.. I~.u W3' h"..l~'" lh~ ('<'Url th..n ~I 'II> ....n,
<br />12". I~O f"e 5~O. maJ.. lk" ,"l..'~'ling '''mm~nl ..\\.. .r~
<br />"lg..J 10 arl'l) lh" J",'lrin" 1" uligauun ",1,1'1<, In 11>" 'lal~
<br />If lhl' j, In ,,~ J"n.., It "''''I h<' nn Ihe h.,i, lh.l Ihe lfflg.rl<,n
<br />J'leh "rl.'IInl} "h'~"aN.. ,.. '"'p<<ll"n anJ eo"ld n,,1 tot
<br />l'be.d "n Ih~ "a,,' .hld!~ u~ued h~ 'rpo;'lldnl. 11.. "'ould
<br />pul II un Ih~ ~rnuno.l Ihal ""ptllln I' n."..'~f'I In "'~"..,n
<br />I\,n'a). and lhal .....""'""IJ aJ"rllh.. td.k"J"..mnc, \\..
<br />,,,,,1..1 nul do lJUI Tne '1Iu"",,n tnO,,' ,UI,," pe'uhal. In
<br />.."..INn ""'n!l.<ls lh. 1..1,ho UI .".1 ,lal<s' do,l"n.. "">lJlJ tot
<br />~"1"c11 .n..rl"OI'''.I.. tn '~nlul "an',,' II ,",'ould 1>.. lIf
<br />Jouhlrul pro!,,,..l'. in Ih. ~'II..m~ rUh of "'....'..In ".an'~' II
<br />,,";;kl dt) '.~') ....-11: "ul n.. ,uuII ha, 1''''''''1 III Ji."I.. lhi.
<br />U..I~. li~~ .11 G311l. InlO tkr..~ rail', onJ omr"'" 3 r"eu1i~1
<br />Joclnn.. urun OUf ",..H~ln t"'nli~r ..
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